Panel Upgrades
Plan an electrical panel upgrade around your current loads, future equipment, and the capacity your property actually needs.
Make Room For What Comes Next.
Your electrical panel is the distribution point for the equipment you rely on every day. A renovation, new EV charger, or aging installation may make it time to review that system. Brassbolt helps connect the big picture with the details: available capacity, existing conditions, utility requirements, and a practical path forward.
A full panel does not always mean the electrical service is undersized, and a larger panel does not automatically increase service capacity. The best starting point is the problem you are trying to solve: adding equipment, replacing damaged or unsuitable equipment, reorganizing circuits, or supporting a larger renovation.
Discuss Panel Upgrades
Capacity planning
What Goes Into It
Understand the work, the decisions, and the details that shape your project.
A panel project may involve the service equipment, meter arrangement, grounding and bonding, feeders, or utility coordination. Which parts are needed depends on the property. A load calculation helps determine demand and informs options, including whether existing service can support the planned equipment with appropriate load management.
Bring your wish list, including improvements that may happen later. Equipment specifications matter more than general descriptions when evaluating electrical demand. The goal is a sensible design for the way the property will be used. That may mean a replacement panel, a subpanel, a service upgrade, or another solution after assessment.
Your Project, Step By Step
Look at existing equipment, circuit demand, proposed additions, and available utility information.
Define equipment, coordination, access, permit responsibilities, and the anticipated power interruption.
Complete the approved work, verify the installation, and provide a usable circuit directory.
Think It Through
Panel work usually means a scheduled interruption to power. Utility disconnection, permitting, and inspection requirements can affect timing. Discuss refrigeration, home-office needs, security equipment, and any medically necessary devices in advance. Ask what the expected outage includes and what circumstances could extend it, rather than assuming power will return at a fixed hour.
Tell us what you want to add and what you know about your current system.
Before You Begin
Electrical panels can contain energized components even when the main disconnect is off. Leave covers in place and keep the required working area accessible. Report heat, buzzing, burning smells, visible damage, or water exposure without approaching or touching affected equipment.
Your Questions, Answered
That depends on the calculated demand, existing service, and planned equipment. A common service size is not a substitute for evaluating your property.
It may provide additional distribution space, but it does not create additional service capacity. Feeder size, available demand, placement, and protection still need to be considered.
No. A panel replacement and a service-capacity increase can be different projects. The scope and local utility requirements determine which coordination is necessary.
Keep The Whole System In Mind
Let’s Get To Work
Start with a conversation about your property, your priorities, and the right next step.
